Wetland Bird Survey
All Reservoir total:- 2 Grey Heron, 7 Mandarin, 43 Mallard + 1 white feral duck & 3 hybrids, 13 Moorhen, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail.
Dam End:- 1 Mute Swan, 18 imm Herring Gull flyover, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Meadow Pipit flyover, 2 Song Thrush, Chaffinch, 18 Goldfinch, 6 Siskin.
West End:- 80 Great Crested Grebe, 37 Cormorant, 236 Greylag + 1 Greylag hybrid, 4 Egyptian Geese, 4 Gadwall, 27 Teal, 1f Shoveler, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Coot, 1 Green Sandpiper, 39 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Jay, 2 Raven.
Whillets:- 24 Pheasants, Water Rail heard, pair of Stonechat, 1 Mistle Thrush flyover, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Bullfinch. Between 14:05 to 16:15 about 116 Reed Buntings came in to the reed-bed roost.
At dusk about 180 Redwing were counted dropping down into a tree lined roost area. Numerous Jackdaws flew over.